Kanwar Yatra diktat row: UP govt opposes pleas challenging its order to display names of owners
Jul 26, 2024, at 08:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government has strongly opposed the pleas filed in the Supreme Court challenging its order to display the names of the shop owners along the Kanwar Yatra route, media reports said.
Jul 26, 2024, at 07:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has reiterated his party's demand for the scrapping of Agnipath after Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Opposition over its alleged politics centred on the scheme.
Mamata Banerjee jets off to Delhi for NITI Aayog meeting, Abhishek Banerjee joins her
Jul 26, 2024, at 07:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Ending all speculations, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday jetted off to the national capital New Delhi to attend the NITI Aayog meeting, which will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Jul 26, 2024, at 06:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a swipe at Islamabad on 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said Pakistan learnt no lesson from the past and continues to wage proxy wars with New Delhi through terrorism.
PM Modi addresses Kargil Vijay Diwas: Full text here
Jul 26, 2024, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty on the occasion of 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas in Ladakh on Friday.
The price of inaction: When extremist fringe threatens a whole community
Jul 26, 2024, at 05:37 pm
In the wake of a deeply troubling incident that recently unfolded in a Canadian park, the disturbing reality of communal harassment and racial aggression has once again come into stark focus.
Agnipath aims to rejuvenate Army and keep them fit for war: PM Modi on Kargil Vijay Diwas
Jul 26, 2024, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Backing his government's Agnipath amid controversy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the scheme launched by his government aims to keep the Army fit for the war.
'India pays taxes like England, gets services like Somalia': Raghav Chadha
Jul 26, 2024, at 05:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Intensifying his criticism of the Budget 2024-25, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha Thursday slammed the central government in Rajya Sabha, saying India "pays taxes like England to get services like Somalia".
Narendra Modi meets former PM HD Deve Gowda in Delhi
Jul 26, 2024, at 04:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda at official his residence in New Delhi.
Chandrababu Naidu compares YS Jaganmohan Reddy to Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar
Jul 26, 2024, at 02:19 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Thursday compared his predecessor YS Jaganmohan Reddy to Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Engineer jumps to death from Mumbai’s Atal Setu; 2nd suicide from sea bridge
Jul 26, 2024, at 02:03 am
Mumbai: A 38-year-old engineer from Dombivli, near Mumbai, jumped from the Atal Setu sea bridge on Wednesday around 12:30 pm, media reports said
Noida woman doctor loses Rs 59 lakh to 'digital arrest' scam; was told she circulated porn
Jul 25, 2024, at 11:06 pm
New Delhi: A doctor from Noida lost Rs 59 lakh after scammers tricked her into a 'digital arrest' for 48 hours—a modus operandi used by scammers to defraud people, media reports said.
Rashtrapati Bhavan's 'Durbar Hall' and 'Ashok Hall' renamed
Jul 25, 2024, at 09:51 pm
New Delhi: The 'Durbar Hall' and 'Ashok Hall' at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where various ceremonial events take place, have been renamed 'Ganatantra Mandap' and 'Ashok Mandap', respectively.
Himachal Pradesh HC serves notice to Kangana Ranaut after her Mandi election faces challenge
Jul 25, 2024, at 08:28 pm
Shimla/IBNS: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has served notice to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut after her election to the Lok Sabha from the Mandi constituency was challenged, media reports said.
Delhi excise policy case: Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody extended till Aug 8
Jul 25, 2024, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody has been extended by the Rouse Avenue court till August 8 in connection with a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case related to the now scrapped excise policy, media reports said.
Supreme Court upholds states' rights to levy mineral royalties
Jul 25, 2024, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a 8:1 verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state governments' right to levy royalties on mineral-bearing lands, media reports said.
Heavy rain causes waterlogging in Pune, normal life disrupted, 3 electrocuted
Jul 25, 2024, at 06:18 pm
Pune/IBNS: Heavy rain disrupted normal life, caused waterlogging and battered the city of Pune on Thursday, media reports said.
Include North Bengal in North East region: Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar proposes to PM Modi
Jul 25, 2024, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Triggering a row, Union Minister and West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Sukanta Majumdar has proposed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include North Bengal in the North East region, in a bid to facilitate the state with more funds and development.
India ranks 82nd in world's most powerful passport list, Singapore grabs top spot
Jul 25, 2024, at 07:50 am
The latest ranking released by the Henley Passport Index has ranked India's passport at the 82nd spot, allowing Indians visa-free entry to 58 countries.
Jul 25, 2024, at 06:21 am
Bangladesh, hit by a civil unrest over allocation of government jobs, has officially registered an objection to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's comments on its internal affairs with the High Commission of India, media reports quoting sources said.
Jul 25, 2024, at 04:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The discussion on Budget 2024 in Lok Sabha Wednesday witnessed a sharp exchange of words between Speaker Om Birla and Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, with the latter claiming that the House did not discuss the three farm laws which were later rolled back while the Chair insisted to correct his facts.
Delhi man cheats US woman of $400,000, ED reveals ploy after arrest
Jul 25, 2024, at 03:00 am
A woman from the US, Lisa Roth, was duped for Rs. 3.3 crore after she got a call on July 4 last year, from a person who claimed to be an "agent of Microsoft" and was asked to transfer 400,000 dollars to a cryptocurrency wallet.
Jul 25, 2024, at 12:14 am
At least two people were hurt after a temporary gate at Dhanyo Dhanyo Auditorium in Kolkata's Alipore area collapsed on Wednesday ahead of a cultural event which was scheduled to be attended by CM Mamata Banerjee.
Goa Shipyard Limited constructed two Advanced Frigates for Indian Navy launched
Jul 24, 2024, at 11:38 pm
The first of two Advanced Frigates under construction by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for the Indian Navy, was launched on 23 Jul 24 at GSL, Goa.
Jul 24, 2024, at 11:24 pm
India recently reopened its embassy in Libya just five years after it closed its operation due to the worsening security situation in the country.
Rahul Gandhi meets farmer leaders from six states in Parliament
Jul 24, 2024, at 08:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi met farmer leaders from six states in the Parliament House Complex on Wednesday.
'And you have the audacity...?': Nirmala Sitharaman slams TMC over 'discriminatory budget' charge
Jul 24, 2024, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman engaged in a fierce faceoff with the Trinamool Congress MPs in Parliament after the party led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the budget as "discriminatory" and "biased".
Rahul Gandhi claims farmer leaders were not allowed to meet him in Parliament
Jul 24, 2024, at 07:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has claimed farmer leaders were not allowed to meet him in Parliament by the government.
Jul 24, 2024, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Countering the Opposition's charge that the Modi government's budget is "discriminatory", Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said it is impossible for her or anyone else to name all states during the address.
INDIA bloc protests against Modi government's budget, calls it 'discriminatory'
Jul 24, 2024, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Leaders of opposition parties, who are in the INDIA bloc, on Wednesday protested outside Parliament against the Modi government's budget, calling it "discriminatory".